#UgBlogMonth April/May 2020

by UgBloc Admin - April 18, 202040

Bloggren, the #UgBlogMonth is upon us. Warm greetings from us to you, Bloggren. We hope you are not too adversely affected by the COVID19 pandemic and the extension of the Lock down. We also hope you are staying safe and sanitized, because someone has got to document the brilliant stories in your mind. Don't

July 2019 #UgBlogMonth #ChainStoryChallenge Edition

by UgBloc Admin - July 1, 2019July 1, 20192

Hello Uganda Blogging Community. We come with good tidings of the second blog week of 2019. And because the FOMO is that much, we are just going to blurt it out…we are doing another chain story challenge…woot-woot!! We last did one in 2017 and those that participated had so much fun

#UgBlogWeek February 2019: What Is Love?

by Byagaba Roland - February 15, 2019February 15, 20191

Greetings Bloggren, how do you do? Is it just me or February has choruses of butterflies in everyone's belly? Do you also wonder why everyone seems so love strung this month? Well, here's a short story. A tale of how February came to be known as the month of love (or so

#UgBlogWeek August 2018: Off The Record Legacies

by UgBloc Admin - August 13, 2018August 14, 20182

It's officially the art festival season in Uganda and August is proving to be the busiest month on the scene. It kicked off with the Bayimba Music Festival from 2 - 5th August (check out this review by Beewol) at their new home on Lake Victoria. The Babisahi Poetry Festival

#UgBlogWeek April 2018 Edition: Wakanda Africa Do You Envision?

by Patsy Mugabi - April 23, 2018April 23, 20183

Warm greetings from us to you! Is it just me or is this weather for lovers? If you’re single, I hope you’re ready to mingle? Here’s one way to start; The clarion call here today on UgBloc is for a Blog Week on Wakanda. (Hold your horses, I know it’s over

The #55UGBlogs Kafunda Kreative UgBloc Campaign

by UgBloc Admin - October 4, 2017October 4, 20171

Do you have a story to tell about Uganda? As a nation on 9th October 2017, Uganda celebrates 55 years of Independence. Usually that's a day we hope lands on a week day so we have the day off. This year Kafunda Kreative in partnership with Uganda Blogging Community is daring you

The Nature of Storytelling #UgBlogWeek

by UgBloc Admin - August 16, 2017August 16, 20170

By Ojara Andrew Charles Storytelling has always been by people about people. It started as one on ones; the direct result of the human ability for interaction, possession of shared versus divided lives, experiences and aspirations against the fact that we can be both inspired and intrigued by the elements of stories.

#UgBlogWeek August 2017 Edition

by UgBloc Admin - August 7, 2017August 7, 20170

The future at any one time always seems far, however, sooner than you know it, it becomes the present. Writing as a form of expression has been for a long time limited to established guardians. Writing as a form of expression is sacred because not everyone can do it and not

#UgBlogWeek Poemised Curate Posts 13th Feb 17

#UgBlogWeek

by UgBloc Admin - February 14, 2017February 14, 20170

Take a chance, Participate in this Feb's Blog Week, Maybe you'll discover the ballad hidden in your soul. Your love child shouldn't be abandoned in a taxi Or in fear of high school tales Or in fear of high church walls. You'll find some exiles are queer Some meetings sweet And blesser demands not so shameless. We're still

#UgBlogWeek February 2017 Edition

by UgBloc Admin - February 11, 20171

Uganda Blogging Community is proud to announce 2017’s first 7-day-blogging challenge! February 2017’s #UgBlogWeek challenge will take place from 13th - 19th February and the guiding format is chain stories. The way chain stories work is; one blogger begins a part 1 of a story and then bloggers that might be interested continue with part